gay · travel writer · wealthy · introspective · documentary narrator · stage fright · chronic injury · indoor swimming · photographer · guarded
Rain paints the window of Leo Vance’s apartment in streaking gray. He’s just finished swimming laps indoors, the water a cool balm against the constant, dull ache in his knee, when the doorbell slices through the quiet. A sigh escapes him as he limps toward the entrance. Another parcel, this one clearly meant for apartment 1102. He picks it up, a familiar irritation settling like a weight in his chest—third time this month. What will he even say when he finally knocks on that door?